[20081126]RS22592_波多黎各代表和驻地专员的议会权利.pdf

1 An elected Delegate from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands will beginservice in the 111th Congress (2009-2010). See P.L. 110-229, 122 Stat 868.Order Code RS22592Updated November 26, 2008Parliamentary Rights of the Delegates andResident Commissioner from Puerto RicoChristopher M. DavisAnalyst on the Congress and Legislative ProcessGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryAs officers who represent territories and properties possessed or administered bythe United States but not admitted to statehood, the five House Delegates and theResident Commissioner from Puerto Rico are not Members of Congress, and do notenjoy all the same parliamentary rights as Members. They may vote and otherwise actsimilarly to Members in legislative committee; may not vote in the House, but mayparticipate in debate and make most motions there; and, under a rule adopted in the 110thCongress, may vote in Committee of the Whole subject to an immediate revote in theHouse if their votes are decisive. This report will be updated as circumstances warrant.The offices of the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico and the Delegates to theHouse of Representatives from American Samoa, the District of Columb